Ohhh, what a headache I have today! I was just having a nice conversation last night, and *crunch* went my neck. Whatever got stuck (this happens to me often) is pinching some nerve(s) and giving me pain. Perhaps I should move up my next chiropractor appointment. . . .
Anyway, I do have some successful knitting to report!
Front, color 106
Side, colors 106 and 111
Using Wisdom Yarns’ “Skye” bulky wool, I made 2 caps with earflaps for Monday’s toddler shower. Some friends of ours are adopting 2 Haitian orphans and expect to be able to pick them up soon — perhaps as early as next week. One of their grown daughters is hosting the toddler shower. I checked before casting on as to whether the mom-to-be preferred wool or acrylic, and she wanted wool (hurray!), so I made these. Only took 2 days per cap!
For flap placement, I used a rule of thumb from I-don’t-recall-where-I-read-it (I did the math from someone’s cap pattern in a book): front and back are 3:1 and sides are 2:2. In this case, 1 or 2 or 3 groups of 8 stitches each; BO 8, k16, BO24, k16. Again used my own Top-down Square-Top Cap pattern (Ravelry links: child, adult) for the hat crown and sides. I enjoyed making these, and hope the children will be kept warm by them — Flagstaff has got to be MUCH colder than Haiti!
I’m also moving forward on my submission for Cast On’s summer issue, but it’s still under wraps.
Found an interesting new blog today — actually she has 2: one on wordpress (Shifting Stitches link) and one on blogger (Curious Knitter link), both by Jeny Staiman.
And here’s a technique I’ve been trying out with good success lately: a variation on cabling without a cable-needle, by Kathleen Cubley of Knitting Daily. Link to Knitting Daily page with video.
Direct link to YouTube. .
Beautiful Knitting 